The Presidential Daily Brief

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Armenia Targets Former Rulers

This week Armenian authorities leveled fresh money laundering and tax evasion charges over an unexplained $5.3 million in assets against the son of ex-President Robert Kocharyan, who’s already under legal scrutiny himself. SedrakKocharyan — whose father is being prosecuted for violently suppressing protests in 2008 — claims the investigation is a political vendetta by reformist Prime Minister NikolPashinyan.

What’s behind the crackdown? The move is part of Pashinyan’s broader effort to stamp out corruption in the former Soviet republic.